BROCKTON — The Brockton School Committee received a presentation from the independent audit firm RSM Tuesday night regarding its much-anticipated findings from the review of the district’s bombshell fiscal year 2023 $18.25 million budget deficit.
This is a different audit from the one Mayor Robert Sullivan discussed at a press conference Tuesday afternoon, but it’s on the same topic — the deficit that rocked the school department and city.
On Aug. 31, 2023, Sullivan, who also chairs the school committee, announced a shocking $14.4 million deficit in its budget for fiscal year 2023. According to a report from February 2024 by data analytics firm Open Architects, that deficit was actually $18.25 million.
What to know about the two audits announced Tuesday
- The mayor announced the results of an independent audit prepared by Nystrom, Beckman & Paris, a law firm the city hired to look into the deficit.
- The School Committee discussed a different audit, by audit firm RSM US, the firm the School Committee hired to do a parallel investigation into the deficit.
- The city’s audit report is 180 pages long. The School Committee’s is 16 pages long.